The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1887-09-15
TERRITORIAL NEWS.
Items of Interest From Both Sides
of the Divide.

Notes Clipped and Condensed From
Exchanges Published Within
the Territory.
Miles City has decided to incorporate
by a vote of 80 TOT.
The bill creating the county of Cas-
cade has passed both houses and been
signed by the governor.
October list is the date officially set for
the closing down of the Alice mine and
mill, of Butte.
The mayhem case against Doharty in
Butte last Saturday was dismissed for
want of evidence to sustain the charge.
A freight train was wrecked few miles
east of Rosebud last Thursday night. de-
tanning both passenger trains over twelve
hours.
The bill introduced in the special ses-
sion to amend the previous bounty law,
as finally adopted, practically suspends
all bounties.
Fort Assinaboine last Friday was the
scene of great and unusual animation, the
cause being the advent of the St. Paul,
Minneapolis and Manitoba railroad.
A man in Fort Shaw was bit by rat
tlesnake which he was trying to charm
last Saturday. He was Immediately doc
tored and and is now out of danger.
The registration bill shorn of the oh
jectionable features which accompanied it
at its introduction in regular session was
introduced in the special session last
week by Mantle and defeated.
The insane asylum bill has taken the
shape of proposing the purchase by the
territory Of the Warm Springs hospital,
the property of Drs Mitchell & Mussig-
brod. The price asked is $125,O00.
In the extra session last week, house
bill No. 36, to provide flag for the terri
tory of Montana, passed unanimously.
The flag is to have blue field with a
white center containing the territorial
coat of arms.
John Embody, aged 70 years, was mur-
dered on his ranch near the head of
Dearborn creek, on the 9th inst. His
murderer is young man, a stranger in
the vicinity, having lately come from the
| Northwest territory.
The match game of base ball played on
Sunday at Helena between the Spokanes
and Helenas, for $500 side, was won by
the latter; score, 10 to 5. Spokane's kick
ed before commencing the game, because
Gleason and Moffat, of Butte, played
in the Helena nine.
Jefferson County Sentinel: A racing
association has been formed near G. A.
Bruffy's place, at Fish Greek, this county.
The ground for the track has been
bought for $1,000. A stock company
with 10000 shares is subscribed J. E.
Carne is preparing the articles of incor-
poration.
The First National bank of Butte has
instituted suit against w. G. Pfouts,
Thaddeus S. Hamilton and David N. Up
ton for $4,000, for overdrawn accounts
and attached their property, including
a large interest in the Mountain Chief
mine. It is probable that the suit will be
compromised.
Independent: William Weinstein, the
successful Philipsburg merchant: is in
Helena for the purpose of arranging to
60 into business here. He has two
nephews in the city who are doing a
small grocery business on lower Main
street. He will join with them and put
in large stock of groceries.
The game of base ball played on Mon
day, for $3.50 a side, between the Spo-
kane and Helena mines, was in the ma
ture of a revelation to the Helena people.
They put up their money lavishly, but
were met by the Spokane hackers with
equal sums, and fully $4,000 changed
hands. The game resulted in favor of
the Spokane nine by score of 10 to II.
Express Messenger Bennett, who has
been in jail about three weeks at Black
foot, Idaho, for robbing the company of
a $4,000 package, of which mention was
made in these columns before, has squeal-
ed and given the whole thing away.
Eight thousand two hundred dollars were
received several days ago, and Sheriff
Taylor took him to Huntington Wednes-
day night to unearth the remaining
81, 800. We understand that, in saueal-
ing, he implicated another party as a
partner in the crime Later-SheriAf Tay-
lor has returned with his prisoner, but
without the money. Bennett could not
find the spot where he buried it in the
wild sage brush country. >. !